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Rubber band ligation of hemorrhoids has had a low incidence of complications until recently, when five deaths resulted from bacterial septicemia or toxemia. The case presented describes a severe soft-tissue infection following banding successfully treated with antibiotics, surgical debridement, and hyperbaric oxygen.
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Wechter, D.G., Luna, G.K. An unusual complication of rubber band ligation of hemorrhoids. Dis Colon Rectum 30, 137–140 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02554954
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